Tom Brady texts Ed Reed to apologize for sliding kick

Jan. 23, 2013
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady slides to avoid being hit by Baltimore Ravens free safety Ed Reed during the second quarter of the AFC championship game at Gillette Stadium. / David Butler II, USA TODAY Sports

by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

He may not end up being penalized for the act, but Patriots quarterback Tom Brady apologized to Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed for a questionable foot-up slide against him in Sunday's AFC Championship game.

"I told him -- you know, we talked. We talked actually not too long ago, we talked on the phone," Reed told WJZ-FM in Baltimore. "He actually reached out to me, texted me. I tried to text him back, but the message exploded after 12 seconds, so I had to call him ... and he's just apologized and what not. But I told him, 'You know, it's good, man.' "